Streaming box articles

As streaming media sources have become increasingly popular, so have devices that bring Netflix and more to our television screens. Now our TVs, Blu-ray players, and game consoles can all stream online video. With so many options, is it worth buying a Roku or other…

E-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holdings Ltd. and Walt Disney Co. have announced an agreement that will see a Mickey Mouse-shaped OTT device launched in China. The multiyear licensing agreement for the system, called DisneyLife, will bring Disney content to the…

With the holidays quickly approaching and an impressive lineup of streaming set-top boxes for shoppers to choose from, those with skin in the game are taking their marketing campaigns to new heights (no pun intended).

Amazon countered Apple’s fourth-generation Apple TV announcement with new set-top box hardware of its own last week. Now there’s mounting evidence suggesting Roku is next in line to unveil an updated media streamer.

The PlayStation TV is a small black box that connects to a television set via HDMI cable. Inside of that box are the guts of a PlayStation Vita handheld gaming system, and as such it can play PlayStation Vita games. It can also play PSP games, PS One classics, stream PS4 and PlayStation Now games, and stream TV shows and movies.

Sony has announced that PlayStation TV, the tiny streaming box that allows users to play games on a TV without hooking up a console, will have nearly 700 games available to play when it launches in the US on October 14.…

Roku has announced that it has sold more than 10 million of its streaming players in the US to date. Although the number doesn't seem that impressive in a six-year span, it's a clear indication that sales are picking up after…

If you’re in the market for a streaming media box and are the type to appreciate a good deal, you’ll most certainly want to check out Woot! today. The Amazon-owned daily deals site is offering up an assortment of factory…

The times, they are a-changin’. Fan TV has reached an agreement with Time Warner that will allow cable subscribers to forego the provider’s bulky set-top box in favor of Fan TV’s streaming solution. But before you gather up your Time…

As Amazon Fire TV bursts onto the market to compete with streamers like the Roku 3 and Apple TV, you may be wondering what these set-top boxes offer over cheaper streaming sticks, specifically Google's Chromecast and Roku's Streaming Stick. Each has its own advantages and drawbacks, and it really comes down to what features you want, and possibly what tech ecosystem you are already a part of.

Google is planning to take another stab at the living room - that much we know. This time around, the search giant’s offering - aptly named Android TV - will be less ambitious and easier to use if the latest…

Amazon on Wednesday finally put rumors to rest with the unveiling of its first play for the living room. Fire TV is the set-top box (not a dongle) we’ve been hearing about for months that’s actually more like a high-end…

Amazon’s long-rumored streaming box is expected any day now. But here’s something new: it won’t just arrive with support for the company’s own streaming service. Instead, the box will come prepackaged with Netflix and Hulu Plus apps according to multiple…